Cyclone Yaas forces 1.5 million to evacuate, India

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 07 May 2021 at 12:20:16 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 May 2021 at 04:36:59 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 31 May 2021 at 12:20:18 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 June 2021 at 04:37:01 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, natural disaster, cyclone, flooding, water colour, sediments, alluvium, India
Fig. 1 - S2 (19.05.2021) - Eastern coast of India with West Bengal at North and Odisha at west.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (03.06.2021) - The delta formed by the Cuttack and Dhenkanal Sadar rivers has been particularly affected.
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Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas crossed the North Odisha coast about 20km south of Balasore during the morning of 26 May 2021.
Fig. 3 - S2 (03.06.2021) - The added sediments give the coastal water this brighter colour.
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Yaas reached with an estimated wind speed of 130 to 140 km/h and gusts of 155 km/h.
Fig. 4 - S1 (07.05.2021) -
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Almost 1.5 million people evacuated their homes in India ahead of Cyclone Yaas making landfall in the state of Odisha on 26 May 2021.
Fig. 5 - S1 (31.05.2021) - In Odisha, 600 000 people evacuated their home for a place in relief camps, 800 000 in West Bengal.
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Fig. 6 - S1 (07 & 31.05.2021) - Built area and high vegetation in villages & around canals show in light grey, flooded bare soil in blue.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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